P-BRUINS FALL TO SOUND TIGERS 5-4
Back At The Dunk Friday Versus Adirondack
Bridgeport, CT – The Providence Bruins fell to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers 5-4 Saturday evening
at the Webster Bank Arena. The P-Bruins
got their goals from Kirk MacDonald,
Maxime Sauve, Steven Kampfer and Kyle
MacKinnon. The P-Bruins return to
the Dunkin’ Donuts Center Friday at 7:05 p.m. against the Adirondack
Phantoms for Kid’s T-Shirt Night.
The P-Bruins took a 1-0 lead at the 12:11 mark of the opening period. Kampfer carried the puck into the zone and
passed it off to Trent Whitfield. He shot the puck towards the net where it was
redirected in by MacDonald, for his fourth goal of the season. Providence took a 1-0 lead into the first
intermission.
Providence made it 2-0 at the 3:10 mark of the second period, while on the
power play. Jamie Tardif had the puck in the zone. He passed it halfway down the boards to Zach Hamill. He skated it behind the net and before
dropping it off in front of the crease for Sauve, who picked it up and tallied
his fifth goal of the season. The
P-Bruins went ahead 3-0 at the 11:44 mark.
Hamill carried the puck into the zone and passed it off to Calle Ridderwall. He sent it back to Kampfer who walked into
the slot and scored his first goal of the season. Bridgeport got on the board at the 14:19
mark, while on the power play. Justin DiBenedetto netted his 15th
goal of the season, with Tony Romano
and Aaron Ness recording the
assists. The Sound Tigers pulled within
one at the 19:14 mark. Trevor Frischmon scored his seventh
goal of the season, while Sean Backman
and Tyler McNeely picked up the
assists. The P-Bruins led 3-2 going into
the second intermission.
Bridgeport
tied the game at the 4:14 mark of the third period, while on the power
play. Michael Haley tallied his ninth goal of the season, with Scott Howes and Jon Landry grabbing the assists.
The Sound Tigers took their first lead of the game at the 8:47
mark. Haley netted his second goal of
the game and tenth goal of the season, while Kael Mouillierat had the lone assist. Providence tied the game at four at the 9:21
mark. MacKinnon scored his ninth goal of
the season, with Yannick Riendeau
getting the lone assist. Bridgeport took
the lead for good at the 12:21 mark. Jeremy Colliton tallied his ninth goal
of the season, while DiBenedetto picked up the only assist. Bridgeport went onto the 5-4 victory.
Anton Khudobin
stopped
29 of 31 shots and Michael Hutchinson stopped
9 of 12 shots for the P-Bruins, while Kevin
Poulin made 27 saves for the Sound Tigers.
The P-Bruins were 1-for-2 on the power play and 1-for-3 on the penalty
kill.
The P-Bruins return to The Dunk Friday for Kid’s T-Shirt Night presented by Dunkin’ Donuts, East Providence Fuel Oil and
Graphic Ink at 7:05 p.m. against
the Phantoms. Information on P-Bruins Special
Ticket Offers for the 2011-12 season can be obtained by calling the team ticket
office at (401) 273-5000
or by logging onto the team website at www.providencebruins.com.
